Joseph is mentioned inEzra 10:42as one of the Israelites who had married foreign women during the post-exilic period. After the return from Babylonian captivity, Ezra the scribe led a religious reform in Jerusalem (Ezra 7-10). It was discovered that many Israelites, including priests and Levites, had intermarried with the pagan peoples of the land, which was contrary to God's law (Ezra 9:1-2;Deuteronomy 7:3). Ezra prayed and confessed the sins of the people (Ezra 9:3-15), and the Israelites made a covenant to put away their foreign wives and children (Ezra 10:1-5). Joseph was among those listed who had taken foreign wives (Ezra 10:42).
Joseph
EnglishA man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.42.